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Meta Elizabeth Greder Carstens

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Birth	:	1904
Death	:	1995
Burial	:	Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0008011, -95.3469009
Description	:	Meta Elizabeth Carstens was born on a farm in Washington Township, Crawford County near Buck Grove, Iowa on August 8, 1904, the daughter of Jacob and Augusta Carstens Greder. She died at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa on Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at the age of ninety-one years. She was baptized in Christ as an infant in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at the St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. She received her education in a rural school near her home, St. John's Lutheran School in Charter Oak and the Denison High School. On... Read More	Meta Elizabeth Carstens was born on a farm in Washington Township, Crawford County near Buck Grove, Iowa on August 8, 1904, the daughter of Jacob and Augusta Carstens Greder. She died at the Eventide Lutheran Home in Denison, Iowa on Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at the age of ninety-one years. She was baptized in Christ as an infant in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at the St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. She received her education in a rural school near her home, St. John's Lutheran School in Charter Oak and the Denison High School. On September 3, 1924, Meta was united in marriage to Alfred Carstens at the Lutheran Parsonage in Denison by Rev. William Frese. The couple settled on Meta's parents farm near Buck Grove for three years, subsequently moving to a farm near Dow City and other area farms. In 1943 they were able to purchase her parent's farm and continued to live there until retiring to Denison in 1965. Meta was a past member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Buck Grove, where she helped organize the first Ladies Aid in 1938. She was an active member of the first 4-H Club in Washington Township and was elected Secretary of the First County Extension Club in Denison. She was a faithful member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. Meta was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Alfred on February 10, 1995. Survivors include two sons, Lloyd and his wife, Vera of Defiance and Gilbert and his wife, Ruth of Loveland, Colorado; five grandsons, Gary and his wife, Lane of Buck Grove; Ross and his wife, Kitty, and Dale, all of Des Moines; Gordon and his wife, Rhonda of College Station, Texas; Donald and his wife, Cathy of Loveland, Colorado; one granddaughter, Sandra of South Lake Tahoe, California; ten great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Harry Greder and his wife, Doris of Omaha; one sister, Margaret Asmus of Denison; two sisters-in-law, Gertrude Greder of Buck Grove and Irma Bromert and her husband, Herb of Manning. Funeral services were held on Saturday, November 11, 1995 at 9:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. Rev. Kurt Kaiser and Rev. Philip E. Bloch officiated the service and grave side rites held in the Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. Karen Kahl provided the organ accompaniment for soloist, Henry Henningsen singing "How Great Thou Art" and "Just as I Am" with the congregation singing "I Know that My Redeemer Lives". Those serving as pallbearers were: Ross Carstens, Gordon Carstens, Gary Carstens, Sandra Carstens, Dale Carstens and Don Carstens. The family invited everyone in attendance at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch at the church, served by the Dorcas Society. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of the arrangements.

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Meta Elizabeth Greder Carstens's memorial is located at: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.0008011
Longitude: -95.3469009

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Alfred Edwin Carstens

(1903 - 1995)

Siblings

Marie Greder

(1893 - 1896)

Marie Margaret Greder Asmus

(1897 - 1999)

Bernhard Greder

(1899 - 1978)

Emil Michael Greder Sr.

(1902 - 1977)

Children

Lloyd Alfred Carstens

(1927 - 2004)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Crawford Heights Memory Gardens
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0008011, -95.3469009

2. Oakland Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9972000, -95.3478012

3. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9958000, -95.3450012

4. Old Catholic Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0043983, -95.3189011

5. Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0247002, -95.3394012

6. Washington Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9354000, -95.3387000

7. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

8. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

9. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

10. Deloit Cemetery
Deloit, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1075325, -95.3136520

11. Nishnabotna Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9086952, -95.2464447

12. Vail Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0647011, -95.2102966

13. Saint Anns Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0513992, -95.1868973

14. King Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1007996, -95.2319031

15. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8922005, -95.2200012

16. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

17. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

18. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972

19. Morgan Cemetery
Schleswig, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1394005, -95.4403000

20. Hayes Township Cemetery
Westside, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0083199, -95.1216583

21. Bockelmann Family Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0954020, -95.5357330

22. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

23. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

24. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ricketts, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1215000, -95.5265000